separatory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of separatory
1650–60; < New Latin sēparātōrius, equivalent to Latin sēparā ( re ) to separate + -tōrius -tory 1
Example Sentences
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The biphasic solution was transferred to a separatory funnel and diluted further with EtOAc and brine.
From Nature • Mar. 19, 2017
After 1 h, the reaction mixture was partitioned between EtOAc and H2O, and transferred to a separatory funnel.
From Nature • Mar. 19, 2017
Extract with five times its volume of ether by agitation in a separatory funnel.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
It is by distillation or evaporation, the effect of heat, that this separatory operation is performed; and we know no other means by which this may be done.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) by Hutton, James
The mixture is transferred to a separatory funnel and the aqueous layer separated.
From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant
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